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MOT History from tests of diesel AUDI A6s year 1971

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Pass percent:42.22%
(The average a diesel AUDI A6 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:45 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues9
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Steering wheel locking device missing |2.1.6|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Torque/reaction arm cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged perished to cords |3.6.B.4d|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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